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Suits

/sjuːts/

A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.

📖 Definitions of "Suits"

noun
  1. 1

    A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.

    "Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding."

  2. 2

    (by extension) A single garment that covers the whole body: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit.

  3. 3

    (metonym) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.

    "Be sure to keep your nose to the grindstone today; the suits are making a "surprise" visit to this department."

  4. 4

    A full set of armour.

verb
  1. 1

    To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.

  2. 2

    (said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.

    "That new top suits you. Where did you buy it?"

  3. 3

    To be appropriate or apt for.

    "Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well."

  4. 4

    (most commonly used in the passive form) To dress; to clothe.

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